To a Mouse

My family’s known history began 107 years ago on a boat that took off from Italy and had its sights set on America. Aboard this boat were newly-weds Ernesto and Maria Bellini. They weren’t sure what lay ahead, but like so many other immigrants during that time, they had the determination to plow through whatever challenges they might face. While on board the ship, Maria gave birth to my great-grandfather Fieravante (Fred) Bellini. Due to the birth, the Bellinis decided to stop in Argentina in…

Among those who joined the Guild was one of Walt's highest-ranking animators, Art Babbitt. Babbitt, who was known for developing the infamous character Goofy, had a very strong sense of justice. Despite being higher on the totem pole than others, he felt that the pay structure was unfair and very disorganized. Art was a generous man; so gregarious that he would often pay his assistant out of his own pockets when Walt would refuse to give him a raise.5 He had always sympathized with the omegas of…

Hi Courtnee, I really enjoyed reading your discussion for this week’s discussion topic. I couldn’t agree with you more about Walt Disney World being directly and clearly tied to its mission and values by their slogan, “Where dreams come true.” Walt Disney World is an excellent example of how the perception of the organization is tied to its mission and values. Also, I completely agree that the target audience of Walt Disney is all ages as well. It doesn't matter how old you are, Walt Disney…

James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr. was born on October 01, 1924 in Plains, GA. Growing up, his father, James Earl Carter Sr., was a peanut farmer on a small plot of land, and his mother, Bessie Lillian Gordy, was a registered nurse. Carter moved to Archery when he was around 4 years old. There, at the age of 10, Carter started to work at his father's store. As a kid Carter loved watching baseball with his dad, and listening to politics on the radio. Before joining the Naval ROTC program at the to…

On Tuesday October 31, I attended the “Pixar on Campus” event at which Gini Santos spoke. She was born in the Philippines and prior to her career at Pixar, was an art director. She served as one of two supervising animators on the newest Pixar film, Coco. She is Pixar’s first female supervising animator. During the presentation, Santos spoke about the creation of Coco. Coco is an animated cartoon that centers around Dia De Los Muertos, the Mexican holiday in which family members’ spirits can…

Anyone considering expanding a business would benefit greatly from reading Walt Disney Around the Globe. The recurring theme in this story is that when expanding a business, there will always be unforeseen challenges that will need to be addressed (Ferrell and Hint 2015). This article tells the story of how every time Walt Disney expanded into different countries, he ran into cultural barriers that even he and his team did not see coming. Even after making cultural Anyone considering…

In 1993, Disney’s CEO Michael Eisner made plans to build a new Disney theme park in Washington D.C. However, over the past year, there was much debate and opposition on whether or not Disney should come to Washington. Disney could have better anticipated the opposition to its new theme park proposal by exercising “well-crafted lobbying and negotiating tactics” (Argenti, 2016, p. 230). With many influential groups in Washington, it would have been in Disney’s best interest to explore these…

I am writing on behalf of the 8th Grade Class at Monticello Trails Middle School. Our purpose is to get Kansas, our home state, published in your wonderful series. Kansas is very important to us, and we feel that a lot of people undermine its importance. People need to learn about the amazing things life offers in Kansas. There is so many beautiful features and significant people who lived and are living in Kansas. The following passages have all the reasons that Kansas should be in your…

The topic I have chosen for my essay is Walt Disney. Walt Disney was an entrepreneur and producer. He was the producer of many popular movies such as Snow White, Pinocchio, and Bambi just to name a few. He founded many theme parks such as Disneyland in Anaheim, California, Walt Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida, Disneyland Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan, Disneyland Paris in Paris, France, Disneyland Hong Kong in Lantau Island, Hong Kong, and Disneyland Shanghai in Shanghai, China. The Walt Disney company…

In the article, “Your Trusted Friends” Eric Schlosser talk about that how Ray Kroc and Walt Disney were both from Illinois; they were born a year apart, Disney in 1901, Kroc in 1902; they knew each other as young men, serving together in the same World War I ambulance corps; and they both field the Midwest and Settled in southern California, where they played central roles in the creation of new American industries (33). In this quotation, from “Your Trusted Friend” that how Kroc and Walt…